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LMI UPDATE AND NOC-AWARENESS PROJECT

Product Resulting from the LMI Update Project: Canadian Labour Market Data 

Searchable employment data based on NOC codes specific to the supply chain sector. Part of the LMI Toolkit.

Completed in 2009

In the sector study completed in 2005, stakeholders identified the need to collect and monitor LMI as a high-priority action item. As a first follow-up step, the CSCSC completed a phase I LMI project in 2007 to gather input from the sector about the types of LMI that were most required. Two further LMI-related projects resulted: a phase II project, through which LMI tools were developed for use by stakeholders, and the LMI-update and NOC-awareness project through which labour-market data has been updated to reflect the current state of the sector.

The 2005 study used data from the 2001 Canadian Census and a ratio, developed by Industry Canada, applied to an aggregate of the total labour market for the 26 NOC (National Occupational Classification) codes considered to comprise the sector. Through its LMI-update project, led by RDA Global, the CSCSC has defined the ratio used in the sector study and can now apply it to annual Labour Force Survey data to establish always-current statistics for the sector.

The new LMI-update process will enable an understanding of trends, overall and by occupation, on a national, regional or local level, and provide an accurate baseline in terms of labour supply that firms and educators can use for forecasting purposes. On a larger scale, the data can also be used in addressing issues related to inter-provincial mobility and labour-market transitions, for example.

NOC-Awareness Workshops
A second component of this project was aimed at boosting the use of NOC codes by the sector's employers in their HR-management activities. Three information sessions were held across Canada in March 2009. Workshop participants in Moncton, Calgary and Toronto learned:

  • to effectively use NOC-based information to develop efficient processes for recruiting qualified workers to positions
  • to use NOC information to set hiring ranges, occupational pay scales, and write job descriptions and performance requirements
  • to use NOC information to identify areas for skills development and training for each position and establish performance-evaluation measures.

Outline of NOC-Awareness Workshops
NOC-Awareness Workshop Presentation